They lived in modern, fast-changing times
Motorcycle design has come a long way...
If we chance to look at photos of TT races from the 1920s, our 2019 eyes are likely to see only comically spindly motorbikes, propelled by antique singles on bicycle-sized tyres. Didn’t those riders know they were living in a past where a 50mph lap was still a dream?
While it’s true that people of that time were not seeing conversation replaced by texting, or courtship displaced by hook-ups, the
